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Beacon Explorer C

NASA research satellite of the Explorer program
Vehicle Research Satellite Q23741
Beacon Explorer C
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
research satellite
Country
United States[2]
Follows
Beacon Explorer-B, EPE-D[4][5]
Followed by
Explorer 28[6]
Part of
Explorers Program[8]
Country of origin
United States[10]
Diameter
+0.4668, +7.2563[18][19]
Manufacturer
Applied Physics Laboratory[7]
Mass
+59[17]
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration[3]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array[11]
Significant event
rocket launch, spacecraft decommissioning[14][15]
Space launch vehicle
Scout X-4[9]
Start point
Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3[16]
Type of orbit
low Earth orbit[12]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
April 29, 1965[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Beacon Explorer C en BE-C en Explorer 27 en Explorer XXVII en S-66C pl BE-C ru Эксплорер-27
🔖 Identifiers · 4
COSPAR ID
1965-032A
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/112yfq7fd
NSSDCA ID
1965-032A
SCN
01328

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🔗 Connections
Follows 2
Beacon Explorer-B, EPE-D
Preceded by (successor) 2
Beacon Explorer-B, EPE-D
Country 1
United States
Country of origin 1
United States
Followed by 1
Explorer 28
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Explorer 28
Instance of 1
research satellite
Manufacturer 1
Applied Physics Laboratory
Operator 1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Part of 1
Explorers Program
Powered by 1
spacecraft solar array
Significant event 1
rocket launch
Space launch vehicle 1
Scout X-4
Type of orbit 1
low Earth orbit
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Summary

Beacon Explorer C is a research satellite[1].

Related Entities

Beacon Explorer-B EPE-D Explorer 28 research satellite Scout X-4 United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NSSDCA ID → 1965-032A
    Start point → Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3
    Manufacturer → Applied Physics Laboratory
    Type of orbit → low Earth orbit
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